The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa, says the Commission is considering a reduction in the voting duration during general elections.
The electoral body is looking at starting the voting process from 7am to 4pm, one hour short of the previous 5pm closing time.
The current voting period from 7am to 5pm, according to her, delays declaration of results and increase violence at the polling stations, she observed.
The Electoral Commission boss was speaking at the ECOWAS-UN workshop on litigation and mitigating electoral violence in the sub-region in Accra. Member states will share ideas on good practices as well as what worked and didn’t work in the various elections held in their respective countries.
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Source: 3news.com / Ghana
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